The Quintessential Power-Up If we're talking Mario power-ups, it'd be disrespectful to not mention the essential, emblematic icon of video game power-ups in general, the Super Mushroom. This, if ...

I mean, cat suit power-ups from Super Mario 3D World (2013) felt both ridiculous and amazing at the time, so it’s hard not to laugh at a herd of elephants running around using their trunks to ...

It was different from most power-ups up to that point and only reappeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2 since then, even though it could have made for a fun inclusion in 2D Mario games, such as Super ...

From those blocks come various “power-ups” that enhance Mario's abilities: a mushroom makes him grow bigger, a fire flower gives him the ability to throw fireballs at enemies, a green mushroom ...

We got a good look at all three of these during today's Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct, and while we knew a bit about the Elephant power-up, we've now seen it properly in action — and also ...

Sure, Luigi’s apple-scented shower gel doesn’t leave me feeling fresh, and the Power Up Block saw me undoing my previous hour of Mario-themed relaxation with cleaning.

The green shell is more of an item than a power-up. It can be used in older Mario games to take out enemies after stopping a turtle. However, what really made it famous was the racing game Mario ...

I have the power! In addition to the Wonder Flowers, Super Mario Bros. Wonder offers several new items and badges to spice up Mario’s ever-expanding list of abilities.

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 20, 2023, Section C, Page 14 of the New York edition with the headline: Mario Can’t Be Super Without Psychedelic Power-Ups.

We have stepped into the Flower Kingdom of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, only to be astonished by a magnificent game that brings us back to the king of 2D.

If players want to buy them all - and we're sure completionists do - then they will need to gather many Flower Coins in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Finding the "10" Flower Coins especially can be ...